Malaria Cases

296,625

Incidence per 1000 population

41.9

Annual incidence

Malaria test positivity rate (%)

61.2

Average test positivity rate

Obi LGA is the chief driver of malaria cases in Benue, contributing over 54,000 cases annually. Malaria cases peaks in July and plateaus down to December.

Q1 Rainfall

844.3

Q2 Rainfall

4,401.0

Q3 Rainfall

6,648.7

Q4 Rainfall

3,120.0

The rainfall season picks up from early second quarter of the year, peaks in the third quarter and closes in the final quarter of the year.

For both malaria cases and test positivity rates, it can be seen that there is an alignment with the rainfall pattern as the peak of malaria transmission coincides with the peak of raining season which is quarter three.

Malaria cases by LGAs in Benue state (2023)
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This data is sourced from the Nigeria routine Health Management Information System. It covers malaria cases and rainfall data.

The Dashboard seeks to demonstrate that malaria transmission follows a similar pattern as rainfall.